# NTSB DEN68A0039: Cessna 210, N1838F, Eureka, UT, February 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1968
- Place: Eureka, UT · EUREKA, UT
- Location: 39.9587° N, 112.1151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9587&lon=-112.1151&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1292  68/2/21    EUREKA,UT           CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 6489
        TIME - 1935                    N1838F              PX-  2  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 1147 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       43
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1838F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1838F-1968-04-18), registration cancelled 1968-04-18, S/N 210-58738, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (registry code 2073418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1838F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX67D0338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0338), Mar 28, 1967: Cessna 210 (N1838F), Parker, AZ, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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